John Arthur Wright (25 November 1841 – 24 February 1920) was an Australian company manager, magistrate, member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, public service head, rail/tramways engineer, railways commissioner, railways contractor and active Freemason. Wright was born in Dover, Kent, England and died in Albany, Western Australia. He married Katherine Wittington and they had three children together, two sons and a daughter.
References
- "DEATH OF MR. J. A. WRIGHT". West Australian. 25 February 1920. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- Bunny, Pat. "Wright, John Arthur (1841–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- "DEATH OF MR. J. A. WRIGHT". West Australian. 25 February 1920. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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